Past President Maywood Proviso Club President Karen Yarbrough said in a statement, "In July of 2022, we set many ambitious goals to reach out to new members and increase civic engagement. This has been an exciting year and I want to thank all our club members because no one accomplishes such recognition alone." 

Please find your Rotary Citation certificate. I encourage you to display it proudly to celebrate your club’s achievement. 

Once again, congratulations on a successful year as club president!

Sincerely,
Jennifer Jones
2022-23 RI President

Location for the Blood Drive:
69 West Washington Blvd.
22nd floor - Rooms G/H
Chicago, IL 60602

Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Collaborative Partners:

• Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Clerk
• Anna Valencia, City of Chicago Clerk 
• Melissa Conyers-Ervin, City of Chicago Treasurer
• Alexis Giannoulias, IL Secretary of State - Organ and Tissue Donor Program
• Community Blood Center
• Rotary Club of Maywood Proviso

Here is the link to register for the blood drive schedule.
https://donate.communityblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/37825

or Call: 1-800-280-4102
 

For More Information Contact: 
Robin L. Staggers
Special Assistant to the Cook County Clerk - Community Affairs
118 North Clark Street, Suite 230, Chicago, IL  60602
robin.staggers@cookcountyil.gov
(312) 603-3974 

Samantha Speaks  |  Executive Director, Chicago Operations
5113 South Harper Ave Suite 2C  |  Chicago, IL 60615
(800) 280-4102
Cell: (407) 346-9209
sspeaks@communityblood.org
communityblood.org

Finally,  we will hear from Dr. Marian Hatcher, who is a national expert on combating the demand, facilitates training on trafficking and prostitution by various law enforcement groups, including the F.B.I. and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She has traveled the country and internationally, speaking at various events and conferences, shedding light on the prevalent issue of trafficking and telling her own story as a survivor of sex trafficking and domestic violence.
 
Please join us:

What: Human Trafficking Awareness
When: Tuesday, January 31st
Time: 12 Noon


Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/97094257321?pwd=REdWdnB6SUNHSDltdHZ0R0ExVjBVQT09 

Meeting ID: 970 9425 7321
Passcode: 981187


 

You are cordially invited to attend this Thursday’s (October 13th) Lunch and Learn Speaker Series with Dr. Susan Flanagan held from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.  Dr. Flanagan will be discussing microaggressions.  Below you can find your link to this training - please click the link below to join:   

Join Zoom Meeting

Since 1993, the Chicago Standdown has assisted those veterans who are less fortunate and experiencing homelessness – and this year they are looking for new or clean and gently used men’s winter coats (Sizes L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, and 4XL).  

Coats will be accepted through Friday, October 21st with collection boxes located at 118 N. Clark Street, Room 120 and 69 W. Washington, 5th Floor.  

All donated coats will be given out at the Chicago Standdown on Friday, October 28th at the Kedzie Armory (Illinois National Guard Northwest Armory, 1551 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60651).  

Questions can be directed to Brian Cross (brian.cross@cookcountyil.gov) or 312-603-5788. 

Thank you for your participation! 

Admission Cost: Free (Food & Drink not included) Parking: On site  

Purpose: Develop a District 6450 wide event to celebrate DEI on a club level. National Diversity Day is the time to hold this event. Beginning with a small-scale event that grows into a large-scale event, increasing the participation of Rotary clubs.

Speakers: Maywood - Proviso Rotary Club President Karen Yarbrough, Rotary/One Club President Timo Rehbock, Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club President Ryan Ivenmeyer, and Aleta Williams & Osei Andrews-Hutchinson, Co-Chairs of the District 6450 DEI Committee.

Club Sponsors: There are three clubs sponsoring this event: Rotary/One, Aurora Sunrise Rotary, and Maywood – Proviso Rotary.

National Diversity:
National Diversity Day is a day to celebrate and embrace who we are, despite our differences, no matter what race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, or disability. National Diversity Day is an annual event on the first Friday in October, Diversity Awareness Month. It was founded by Dr. Leo Parvis and Julie K. Parvis.
Dr. Leo Parvis teaches cultural diversity at Dunwoody College of Technology. He serves on the Board of the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions, and the Chaska (Minnesota) Human Rights Commission.  Julie K. Parvis, is an award-winning marketing diva and writer who is an overweight Lutheran, with a Scandinavian, Native American, Basque, Irish, English (and probably more!).
References: Website Image from Yahoo search engine /Information from National Diversity Day Website.
 

Xavier Ramey is an award-winning social strategist, noted public speaker, and conflict mediator. Combining his background in economics, extensive management & social impact experience, and direct action campaigning in the Black Lives Matter movement, Xavier leads a company that brings a wealth of experience and network to clients seeking catalyzed strategies for inclusion, philanthropy, CSR, and community engagement. Xavier has consulted with institutions across the world on their DEI and has delivered keynotes across the world, including on the TedX stage as well as audiences of 20,000 people alongside world leaders on the topic of global equity.

Xavier served as the lead of the Social Innovation and Philanthropy strategy in the University of Chicago's Office of Civic Engagement, managed multi-million dollar philanthropic portfolios to stimulate employment through the United Way of Metro Chicago, & worked as a nonprofit Director of Development in Chicago’s North Lawndale community. Xavier is a founding member of the #LetUsBreathe Collective, an artist-activist organization committed to addressing state and police violence against people of color.

He is a board member of Young Chicago Authors, the Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, and a member of the Rotary Club of Maywood-Proviso in Rotary International. Xavier recently talked with the Chicago Defender about the power of the millennial perspective and what it means to be a catalyst for change:

Arika Linton/CD: What is the misconception that comes with leading an organization as a millennial of color?
Xavier: We aren’t bosses, we are leaders. Bosses take the first cut, leaders take the first hit. However, I am very sensitive to the challenges and needs of my millennial peers working in industries with tiny margins and high costs. My ask is that people be more sensitive to the needs of leaders of color, rather than comparing them or shaming them for not producing what Whiteness has been shown to more likely produce in terms of financial revenues and profits. People are working with a little to care for a lot.

Arika Linton/CD: What can you share regarding your company’s mission and impact?
Xavier: Our mission at Justice Informed is to “change the face of expertise” to inform the social impact consulting sector by leveraging the definitions, needs, ambitions, and ideals of people who hold minoritized or marginalized identities. Growing a powerful team of consultants, ensuring they have meaningful compensation and professional opportunities, and ensuring the pace of social change moves at the speed of our ambitions rather than the speed of the fears of people who are racial, gender, or otherwise fragile is our mission at JI.

Arika Linton/CD: Why is it important that your actions are backed by your words?
Xavier: My father, Paul Ramey, was a west side Precinct Captain, community organizer, and entrepreneur who also led a social impact consulting firm before he passed away. He used to tell me that you’re not truly from a city unless they see you walking that city and that you’re not from a neighborhood unless they see you walking that neighborhood. I believe that the embodiment of social justice and social impact is far more important than just valuing social change. Words matter. People who want the outcome of racial equity don’t necessarily believe in the pace many Black and Brown people are fighting for. We need people, especially allies, who believe something enough that they do something about what is happening to all of us.

Arika Linton/CD: What is your hope for Black men that operate at executive levels?
Xavier: I think that Black men are in a very interesting, but challenging position. We are wrapped up in dealing with the challenges of racial and economic inequity, while navigating historical expectations for financial and cultural production, in a space where gender and sexuality are continually being considered. Increasingly, the conversation around safe and empowered Black masculinity and what it means to be a Black man in America is one that is nebulous at best.

Our colleagues, partners, friends, and the media assume what should/could/might bring us joy. But there is a little collective conversation that meaningfully includes us. And so given that struggle and that lack of definition and ownership over their very identity, I would say that for Black men in America my hope is that they step into the powerful work of imagining and self-defining who they are and what we need to be for this next age. We must create what Black maleness means for ourselves, our communities, and our companies in the future. And this includes not just cisgender heterosexual Black men. This specifically includes queer and trans-Black men as well. ~ - Content Curated By MG Media

The event was held at Ella's in Maywood and attendance included District Governor Ade Onayemi and Osei David Andrew Hutchison.  President Yarbrough challenged the club to focus their attention on the " changing times" for Rotary and other service clubs. " Rotary must continue to evolve and meet the newer membership by being cognizant of the many time constraints and needs of Rotarians' business and family lives. Yet, Rotarians have a very strong desire to provide service to others and meet the goals of the club." She went on to state that, "this year will be the year of the child, to provide resources, leadership and investment into the lives of future generations."


                                                                              

The Rotary Club of Maywood Proviso has embarked upon an exciting journey!  We are researching Maywood-Proviso’s almost 100-year history of Rotary through articles, clippings, pictures, and other artifacts at Maywood’s Public library.





Each first Saturday of the month, through 2023, you will find Rotarians and community residents at work reviewing the archives, searching through boxes, film, and other artifacts. To date, we have located the very first picture of those who established our club, the first black woman President of the Rotary Club of Maywood Proviso and minutes from many meetings. (Rotary did not admit women until 1989. The Council on Legislation voted to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide. It remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary)

“We are excited to engage in this very worthwhile project, commented President Karen Yarbrough. While we are expressly seeking our history, the history of what was occurring throughout Proviso, Chicago and the United States is peppered throughout the clippings.” We invite anyone who enjoys research projects and the desire to learn about the Proviso area to join us in our searches. Additionally, we will, during 2024 be planning a wonderful gala to celebrate our 100 years. A time capsule will also be filled with items to be unveiled one hundred years from 2024.”